(1) The ticket is fully legible and printed on paper approved
by the commission and the ticket contains all information required
by this article;

(2) The ticket is not mutilated, altered, unreadable or
tampered with in any manner;

(3) The ticket is not counterfeit, in whole or in part; and

(4) The ticket is presented by a person authorized to play
video lottery pursuant to this article.

(b) Each limited video lottery retailer shall redeem tickets
during the business hours of operation. Credits shall be
immediately paid in cash or by check when a player presents a valid
ticket for payment. No credits may be paid in tokens, chips or
merchandise. The limited video lottery retailer is responsible for
all income tax reporting of prize payments paid to players above
the threshold set by the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(1) A limited video lottery retailer may not redeem tickets
for credits awarded on a video lottery terminal that is not located
on its premises;

(2) A ticket must be presented for payment no later than ten
days after the date the ticket is printed. The commission is not liable for the payment of any video lottery ticket credits.

(c) A limited video lottery retailer shall deface all redeemed
tickets in a manner that prevents any subsequent presentment and
payment.

(d) The commission is not responsible for any video lottery
terminal malfunction that causes a credit to be wrongfully awarded
or denied to players. The permittee is solely responsible for any
wrongful award or denial of credits.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2014 1st Special Session
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